The module will cover the introductory topics of business intelligence, business analytics and business data science. Students will learn basic analytics concepts, principles and techniques and will see how the data collection, description, visualisation and analysis can help businesses, governments and other organisations make more informed decisions. The module will also cover topics on discovering, measuring and visualising relationships in data, and basics of forecasting and data mining. Examples of real cases studies will illustrate the practical potential, and special emphasis will be given on discussing what the main pitfalls in using different analytical techniques are, such as “lying with descriptive statistics”, misleading visualisation, data overfitting, or why “forecasts are always wrong”. The module will rely on a spreadsheet software to support the computing and visualisation side and will teach the students useful approaches that will prove invaluable for their future studies and employment. 

Issues and problems in the complex world of management do not necessarily arise in a well structured form. People often do not know what they want or what is possible. Further, they may disagree about what they are trying to achieve and the means for arriving at their goals. Much thinking needs to be done in order to define an appropriate framework within which a useful analysis or project can be carried out. Various approaches have been developed in recent years to assist in this task, often referred to as problem structuring methods (PSMs). They are very practically oriented methodologies that typically involve the management team to help facilitate the structuring of complex situations. They place emphasis on dialogue to think through strategic problems, identify the salient issues, formulate goals and negotiate action plans. This course will introduce you to several PSMs and some of the process skills to use them.

The module will develop an introductory understanding of entrepreneurship as well as introducing you to experience a range of entrepreneurial skills (creativity, accessing resources, building networks and creating value) to enable to you understand key aspects of the entrepreneurial process. These skills will be transferable to many contexts, whether you wish to open your own business, be entrepreneurial in your career, or for working within Government or social enterprises.

The aim of this module is to examine the current law of the environment as it applies to England and Wales. This module will also consider wider aspects of Environmental Law such as the overarching principles and policy; as well as some of the International Environmental Law obligations that bind the UK. On successful completion of this module, students will have an understanding of the principles of Environmental Law and be able to critically analyse specific elements of environmental regimes. The topics covered in this course will provide students with a knowledge of the key environmental regimes that apply in England and Wales. Students will be able to identify and engage with key issues of Environmental Law. Specific areas covered could include: principles of environmental law: environmental regulation and permitting; civil liability; climate change; waste management; and water pollution.

The aims of this module are to give an introduction to the central elements of public international law. The topics should give students a basic knowledge of how international law works, its foundations, principles, as well as an understanding of its shortcomings and challenges. The areas introduced will cover different aspects of international law and should enable the students to identify legal issues in current international affairs. Specific areas covered are: the nature of the international legal system; the sources and subjects of international law; international law’s interaction with domestic law; jurisdiction; state responsibility; different territorial regimes; the environment; use of force; the laws of armed conflict; international crimes and other relevant aspects of international law.

In this module, you will consider competing definitions of the terms ‘culture’ and ‘media’, engage with a wide range of academic writings on culture and media, and analyse a diverse range of cultural material from different media including: television, films, photography, newspapers and magazines, video games and the world wide web. You will explore the ways in which our identities, aspirations, beliefs and value systems are shaped by the cultural environment in which we live.

This module provides a foundation for the study of management and organisation in contemporary society. It aims to place the themes in their cultural and historical contexts by examining the ways in which ideas about organising and managing have developed. The module critically examines the way in which management knowledge is created and diffused, including within the Management School curriculum. As such, it aims to prepare students for their participation in the field of management and organisation studies. The module also introduces students to the historical roots of current management ideas, considering the emergence of management as a function and profession and the elaboration of thinking on organisations that has taken place over the last 150 years. Early thinking on management such as Taylorism, bureaucracy and systems theory are explored historically but are also related to contemporary thinking and practice in organisations.

Have you ever wondered why women in Britain are paid, on average, 13% less than men? Why women’s bodies are used in advertising? Do you think that class is a women’s issue? Is being white simply about skin colour? Does the Law treat men and women in the same way? Are these questions relevant to the world we inhabit? This course explores such questions. This course aims to develop an understanding of a range of perspectives central to Gender Women’s Studies, introducing students to some of the disciplines, main theoretical concepts, and most recent research involved in the field.

This core module is designed to further develop your analytical skills in order to examine individual films in close detail and to encourage you to understand global cinema in a variety of social, cultural, political and industrial contexts. The module will explore such issues as the relationship between film form and modes of production, theories of film style and aesthetics, the political function of cinema. In the first term, we focus wholly on various modes of American film production and in the second term we explore some broader theoretical questions through an analysis of films from a number of different national traditions. Across the whole module you will gain a thorough grasp not only of the historical factors shaping various national cinemas, but also of some key critical and theoretical concepts within the field of film studies.

The module will explore the work of some of the most historically important female film-makers from the 1890s through to the present, considering films from around the globe. The module will examine the significant but often marginalized and obscured roles that women have played in industrial, experimental and avant-garde film production across a spectrum of roles from costume and production designers through to screen-writers, editors and directors. You will be invited to reflect upon the fact that, despite playing key roles in the development of the medium, women continue to be excluded at all levels of film production.